Trunk shoe-box.



G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK SHOE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED on. 5. 1914.

Patented Feb. 8,1916.

WM L W/TNEEEEE- GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, OF EQUINE-WISCONSIN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 5, 1914. Serial No. 864,976.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY WHEARY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trun k' Shoe- Boxes,

of which the following is .a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification. i

This invention relates to improvements in trunk shoe box more Particularly adapted for use in connection with wardrobe trunks.

It is desirable in wardrobe and other like trunks to provide shoe containers which are usually in the form of boxes generally positioned within the lower portion of the wardrobe section'of the trunk. The boxes usually rest upon the lower end portions of the said sections and are detachably connected to the side walls thereof and it is necessary to remove the boxes from the section in order to open the cover to gain access to the box, as

the covers are usually formed on the inner sides of the boxes. arranged comparatively considerable time is required to remove or place shoes within the box, and furthermore the boxes as thus mounted within the section are often broken, due to the lower end of the wardrobe section being forced inwardly in dropping the trunk on its end.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned and other objectionable features and provide a trunk shoe box which is so constructed and mounted within the trunk section that it may be easily swung to a position of convenient accessibility without detaching the box from the trunk section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe boxwhich is so positioned and mounted within the trunk section that it cannot be injured by any normal shocks which trunks are usually subject to.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box possessing the features before mentioned and which may be easily removed from the trunk section when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box which is simple in "construction, is inexpensive to manufacture,

is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

As this positioned and With the above and other objects in view the inventionconsists of the improved trunk shoe box and" its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views: Figure 1 is a front view of a wardrobe trunk section provided with the improved shoe box; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the lower portion of the trunk taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is a sectional detail view of one of the shoe box latches and connected parts; front view of a modified form of shoe box attaching means; Fig. 6 is a sectional view. thereof taken on line 66 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view of one of the locking plates.

Referring to-the drawing the numeral 10 indicates a wardrobe trunk, 11 the drawer section and 12 the wardrobe section which is provided with the improved shoe box 13.

The shoe box 13 is of rectangular form and is provided with a cover side which is hinged to the bottom edge portion of the box and has a strap and snap connection 15 at its upper edge portion so that when the box is swung outwardly from said section the box opening andcover will be on top. The interior portion of the box may be divided into asmany compartments as desired. Trunnion plates 16 mounted on the opposite side edge portionsof-the box near the lower portions thereof are provided with headed trunnions 17 which engage locking plates 18 mounted within and on the oppos'te side walls of the wardrobe section of the trunk. The locking plates are provided with elongated slots 19 adapted to movable and a pivotal connection with the I plates so that the shoe box may be. swung out of the wardrobe sectionto a position of convenient accessibility and as indicated in Fig.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary- 14 on its inner Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

6. Medial portions 22 a the 106mg plates are offset from the side walls to provide space therebetween to accommodate the heads 17 of the trunnions. As the stem portions of the trunnions enter the slots of the locking plates the trunnion heads serve to reinforce the side walls against bulging outwardly and the box serves to reinforce the said walls against outer strains,

manner described with reference to the trunnions 17.

In using the shoe box described it is only necessary to release the bolts and swing the box outward and the box cover may then be swung upwardly to gain access to the interior thereof, and in swinging the box upwardly to closed position the bolts will automatically snap into locking engagement with the plates. V

' Inthe modified form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the manner of securing the box to the trunk is slightly different from the first form described. In this form the trunnion plates 16 are provided with upper and lower headed trunnions 26 and 27 and the locking plates 28 are provided with upper and lower elongatedslots 29 and 30 (only one of each being, shown) to receive the upper and lower trunnions respectively. 1

The entrance openings 30' of the lower slots extend .rearwardly a short distance and the slots-are thencurved downwardly and forwardly to form the locking shoulders 31 and are then extended downwardly a short distance as indicated by the numeral 32 to permit vertical play of the lower trunnions 27. These lower trunnions are connected to the plates in substantially the same manner before described and operate in the same manner.

The upper trunnions 26 are of the same shape as the lower trunnions and are adapted to have a locking engagement with plates 28 by means of the upper slots 29. These slots have their entrance openings 29 extending rearwardly for a short distance and the slots are thencurved downwardly and forwardly toform locking shoulders 33 and fiat springs 34 mounted on the locking plates 28 yieldingly hold the trunnions in locked position beneath the said locking shoulders The slots 29 and 30 are so spaced with reference to the distance apart of the trunnions 26 and 27 that when the trunnions 27 are pulledupwardly into the vertical portions 32" of the slots 30, the upper trunnions 26 may be swung into the entrance ope- 'ings of the slots 29 and the. box may then be pushed downwardly to locked position. When in lockedposition and it is desired to swing the box to an accessible position it is only necessary to pull upwardly and rearwardly on the box and then forwardly on the upper end thereof to unlock said upper end-and the holder may then be swung out of the wardrobe section. If it is now desired to detach the box'from said section'the lower end of the box. is raised and, then moved upwardly, rearwardly and forwardly lower slots to disengage the lockin plates.

.Medial portionsfrof the locking, p ates 28 are offset from theside walls of the trunk section to provide space therebetween to ac commodate the heads of the trunnions.

The numeral 35 indicates one of the garment hangers which isslidably mounted on tracks 36 secured to the side-wallsof the trunk section and is adapted to havegarments suspended thereon. i

From the foregoing description it will be seen that theshoe box is well adapted for the purpose described.

f What I claim as my invention is: i

1. The combinatiorrwith a trunk provided with a removable box having an inner open side and a hlnged cover, of a means for securing the box to the trunk, comprising trunnions and slotted plates interposed between the opposite side portions of the box and the side walls of the trunk, said trunnions and plates forming a detachable and a pivotal connection between said trunk walls and the box, and means releasably locking the upper portion of the box to the trunk.

2. The combination with a trunk, of a box therefor, comprising a box-like member having an open side and a hinged cover, said box being positioned in the lower portion of the trunk with its lower part spaced a distance above the lower part of the trunk to permit inward movement of said trunk part without injury to the box, trunnions and slotted plates interposed between the opposite side portions of thebox and the side walls of the trunk, said trunnions and plates forming a detachable and a pivotal connection between the said trunk walls and the box, and means releasably locking the upper portion of the box to the trunk walls.

3. The combination with the wardrobe section of a trunk, a box positioned in the lower portion of said section and having its lower edge portion spaced above the lower wall of said section, said box having an inner Mlle llll

lllfii open side and a hinged cover therefor,

mit the upper portion of'said box to be I side and a hinged cover therefor,

swung outwardly from said section, and

edge portion-of said cover belng ably and pivotally connecting the lower portion of said box to the trunk section to permit the upper portion of the box tobe swung outward from said section, said means comfrom said section,

the lower H hlnged to .the lower portion of the box,v means detachprising trunnions and slotted plates, and means locking the upper portion of said-box against outward movement, means pivotallv connecting the lower portion of said box to the trunk section to permit the upper portion of said box to be swung outwardly and means locking the upper portion of said box against outward movement.

- In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY. Witnesses:

ANNA M. NELSON, GEORGE BENNIsH. 

